David Papineau - I think that there are non-physical laws all right: genuine (if not strict)

I think that there are non-physical laws all right: genuine (if not strict) laws written in the language of biology, economics, and so on. But I don't regard that as a contentious issue. Even reductionists about chemistry will think that there are special chemical laws whose formulation makes essential use of chemical terminology.

- David Papineau

source: "Physical". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 8, 2013.